"柔然" meaning in Chinese

See 柔然 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/, /jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: Róurán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jau⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Róurán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Róurán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Jou²-jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Róu-rán [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Rouran [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Жоужань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Žoužanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jau⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], yàuh yìhn [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], jau⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], yeo⁴ yin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], nyuw nyen [Middle-Chinese], /*nu [n]a[n]/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*mlju njen/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Borrowed from Rouran. Etymology templates: {{bor+|zh|mis-rou|-}} Borrowed from Rouran Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 柔然
  1. (historical) Rouran (a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-柔然-zh-name-e-fWwx6E Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 18 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 18 32 18
  2. (historical) Rouran (the language of the Rouran khaganate) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-柔然-zh-name-iHTMlzqF Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 18 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 18 32 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 檀檀 (Tántán), 皇芮 (Huángruì), 芮芮 (Ruìruì), 茹茹 (Rúrú), 蝚蠕 (Róurú), 蠕蠕 (Ruǎnruǎn)
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            "2": "Rouran",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Rouran",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Rouran"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Rouran.",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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          "_dis": "32 18 32 18",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "northern",
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        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "Siberia",
          "Siberia"
        ],
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          "tribal",
          "tribal"
        ],
        [
          "confederation",
          "confederation"
        ],
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          "Mongolic",
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        ],
        [
          "Donghu",
          "Donghu"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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          "_dis": "22 78",
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        {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Jou²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róu-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Rouran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Жоужань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Žoužanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yàuh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeo⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyuw nyen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nu [n]a[n]/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*mlju njen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*mlju njen/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Tántán",
      "word": "檀檀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Huángruì",
      "word": "皇芮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Ruìruì",
      "word": "芮芮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Rúrú",
      "word": "茹茹"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Róurú",
      "word": "蝚蠕"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Ruǎnruǎn",
      "word": "蠕蠕"
    }
  ],
  "word": "柔然"
}
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    "Chinese terms spelled with 然",
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          "confederation",
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      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róurán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Jou²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Róu-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Rouran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Жоужань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Žoužanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yàuh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeo⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyuw nyen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nu [n]a[n]/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*mlju njen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/"
    },
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    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Tántán",
      "word": "檀檀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Huángruì",
      "word": "皇芮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ruìruì",
      "word": "芮芮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Rúrú",
      "word": "茹茹"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Róurú",
      "word": "蝚蠕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ruǎnruǎn",
      "word": "蠕蠕"
    }
  ],
  "word": "柔然"
}

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